Fruitful mix of gossip and oddities across nations
A bustling roundup of society notes and international chatter. Mentions Von Moltke and Boulanger, Lady Macbeth, Grace Hawthorne, and Andrew Lang among others. Quips on Darwin, Burns, and public life mingle with travel plans, theater trivia, and assorted curiosities from newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
America
Fite Greene Halleck
Marco Bos
Turkey
Rose Coghlan
Gladstone
Cardinal Manning
Darwin
Burns
Bothebys
Worth
Bela Lockwood
Andrew Lang
St Andrew's
Val‘Veralty
F. Barnand
London
Punch
Farmer's Trust
W. Deloss Love
Hartford
Conn
Love
Ouida
Prince of Wales
California State University
Denver
Tower of Pisa
Joseph
W. ©. Stoddard
Andrew Jackson
Martin van Buren
Johnny Binks
Daniel Manning
St. Paul's Church
Albany
Thomas Naat
Los Angeles
Cal
Algernon
Charler
Dean Hoy
The Astral Bell Mystery in a London Home
A reader recalls a perplexing occult like bell that rang without an instrument, heard in multiple rooms and even in a theater, sometimes forming chords and notes from A to E. A mediumistic friend claims it signals future musical ability, while the family fears misfortune, and neighbors notice the haunting sound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strang
London
Perils of the Toilet Entrancing Philadelphia Belle
Miss Helen Forster a pretty Twenty third ward belle suffered severe burns along her back when a red hot pencil used to frizz her hair slipped from her fingers. The accident caused screams for help and left her with blistered skin requiring cooling ointment and a protective lint wrap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Siaterewell
Helen Forster
Mas Helen
Miss Helen
Helen
Boudoir
Eddie merchant builds home for working women
Jon Wanamaner, an Eddie merchant, employs many young women and plans a home for them. He will not run a charity, requiring tenants to pay, yet promises lower costs and better housing than elsewhere, reflecting his vigorous, profit-minimized approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon Wanamaner
Eddie
Shetr
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New York
Israel
Clinton Beallard
Munich
Christ Church
Georgetown
D. C
Francis Boott
William
Madars
Bee
International Range Association
Stephen W. Dorsey
New Mexico
Webster Appleton Adgar
Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte
Daniel Webster
Benjamin Franklin
At &J. Peter's Gate
Pete
Peter
Houghly Stranger
Albion
St Peter
Dom Pedro
Brea
Dom Peden
Lytem
Imperial
Sik
Imdy
Ella Wheeler
Villian
Ninon d'Enclos
Payotte
Venus
Nile
Lafayette Place
Sir Walter Raleigh
Queen Elizabeth
Christian Union
New York Mail
Laprovementa
Ita
Republican Party
Hess
Express
AuthSaloon Republican Movement
United States
Mail and Express
New York City
Acker
Draper Ta
Inion
H.Q. Root
M.C
Peart Sr
Dairease
Mx Luther Lata
W. D
Ind
Avraham Hare
Bellville
Ohio
le Electric Uitters
Electric Ritters
Alma
McCullough & Button
Farmer’s Favorite & Crown
Miller Bros
Collic
Mich
Geo. F. Hunting
J. W. Ewing
Theodore Nelson
Lewis Stuart
Charles A. Davis
A. B
Aca”troprime
T. Mary C. Gelston
A. M
the Lakes
B. A. Welstead
J. £. Butler
A. J
Kendall Brooks
D. D
Matilda I. Ross
Lelia A. Stevens
Kate L. Booth
Charles W. Yerington
Commercial
Inel Dental
Alwee
J. W. Ewtno
Gro
J. Henrie
Alma College
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